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I guess this wouldn't replace proper server side validation anyway, but it would be a nice addition.

• edent 11y ago
  Yeah, exactly. It just prevents people from uploading ridiculously large files which have no hope of completing.
  • acveilleux 11y ago
    Yep, browsers could serve up a warning instantly.
  • BinaryIdiot 11y ago
    Well you can check file sizes in JavaScript before upload so you can do this already.
• gkoberger 11y ago
  None of HTML's new form attributes replace server side validation (which is annoying since you end up repeating code and having slight differences), however it's a good start. With CORS and CSRF tokens, it would cut down on accidental issues – which for most sites is a bigger deal than malicious activity.
• duskwuff 11y ago
  In that sense, it'd be a perfect analogue to the "maxlength" attribute on text inputs. (In fact, I wonder if it'd be sufficient to just make that attribute apply to file inputs as well...)